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The U.S. Space Force will form its own special forces component under the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), its commander told Congress in April 2025. U.S. SPACE FORCE THE WATCH STAFF The United States Space Force is readying its own special operations force (SOF) by training with U.S. Army special forces operators. The newest and…

A Norwegian F-35 Lightning II closes the gap to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 101st Air Refueling Wing during Nordic Response 24 on March…

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-17 Globemaster III during an integrated joint forcible entry exercise for Swift Response 25 in May.…

Fallen Marines of the HMBS Flamingo are honored at a 45th anniversary memorial service. ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENCE FORCE THE WATCH STAFF The Royal Bahamas Defence…

The U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs completed a sea-based hypersonic missile test from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, in May 2025. Above, a…

German Chancellor Freidrich Merz, left, and NATO General-Secretary Mark Rutte address the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels in May 2025. THE ASSOCIATED…

A drone lies on the ground after performing aerial maneuvers at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, on April 1, 2025. SENIOR AIRMAN ANDREW GARAVITO/U.S. AIR…

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House in May 2025. AFP/GETTY IMAGES THE WATCH STAFF Days before his…

USNORTHCOM and NORAD Commander Gregory M. Guillot told lawmakers in April 2025 that fighter jets will remain a crucial part of missile defense as the United…